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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 

 Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of January, 1905. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters?) 





England. 



Scotland. 



Description, 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



Fat Stock : — 

 Cattle :— 



Polled Scots 



Herefords 



Shorthorns ... 



Devons ... 



Veal Calves 



per stone.* 

 s. d. 

 7 8 

 7 8 

 7 7 

 7 8 

 per lb.* 

 d. 

 8 



per stone.* 

 s. d. 

 7 5 

 7 0 

 7 1 

 7 1 

 per lb.* 

 d. 

 7k 



per cwt.f 

 s. d. 

 37 3 



36 5 



per lb.* 

 d. 

 8| 



per cwt.f 

 s. d. 

 34 5 



33 6 



per lb.* 

 d. 

 7 



Sheep :— 



Downs 



Longwools ... 

 Cheviots 

 Blackfaced ... 

 Cross-breds ... 



Pigs :— 



Bacon Pigs ... 

 Porkers 



9 



9 k 



9 



8| 



per stone.* 

 s. d. 



5 8 



6 5 



8J 



7* 

 H 

 H 



8 



per stone.* 

 s. d. 

 5 4 

 5 11 



9 



8f 

 9 



8| 

 9r 



per stone.* 

 s. d. 



5 6 



6 2 



81 



7h 

 8 



7\ 



8* 



per stone.* 

 s. d. 

 5 0 

 5 7 



Lean Stock : — 

 Milking Cows : — 

 Shorthorns — in Milk 

 ,, — Calvers 

 Other breeds— In Milk ... 

 „ — Calvers 



per head. 



£ s. 

 20 13 

 20 0 



IQ 3 

 17 13 



per head. 



£ s. 

 17 14 

 17 11 

 16 18 

 15 14 



per head. 



£ s. 

 21 4 

 19 2 

 19 12 

 18 18 



per head. 



£ s. 

 17 12 



15 15 

 15 10 



15 15 



Calves for Rearing 

 Store Cattle : — 



Shorthorns — Yearlings 



Two-year-olds 

 ,, Three-year-olds 

 Polled Scots — Two-year-olds 

 Herefords — 

 Devons — ,, 



2 4 



9 4 

 12 10 



15 4 



14 3 

 14 2 



1 14 



8 3 



11 3 

 13 18 



12 10 

 10 10 



2 3 



10 1 

 13 16 

 16 10 

 15 17 



1 11 



7 13 



11 18 

 14 14 



12 13 



Store Sheep : — 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs and 

 Lambs — 

 Downs or Longwools ... 

 Scotch Cross-breds 



s. d. 

 43 5 



s. d. 

 38 10 



s. d. 

 36 4 



s. d. 

 31 10 



Store Pigs : — 



Under 4 months ^„ 



23 8 



15 4 



22 3 



16 5 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



